International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Based on observational data individual interviews N and focus groups N with practitioners in Italy Norway and Slovenia this study applies a grounded theory approach in exploring frontline practitioners' experiences of supporting families involved with child welfare services It was anticipated that there would be significant differences between the countries regarding practitioners' understandings of families' needs and problems and approaches to help However the analysis showed...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This Voices from Practice note delineates institutional and non-institutional enablers of asset accumulation in Zimbabwe It argues that in promoting asset accumulation and poverty reduction non-governmental organizations NGOs rely on the support of government ministries partner NGOs community volunteers and community leaders That perspective shifts and moves away from placing NGOs at the center of asset accumulation and poverty reduction efforts in communities This article concludes...

More than years after leaving care social worker Rebekah Pierre made the decision to read her case files seeking clarity and closure for a difficult time in her life Instead she found pages and pages of quite cold very...

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The Department for Education DfE has intervened in a council after a review found it had failed to improve its children's services enough in the wake of criticisms from inspectors and in relation to the Arthur Labinjo-Hughes case It has...

Training gaps leave too many practitioners unable to identify and respond to child sexual abuse an expert body has warned in response to the Independent Inquiry into CSA IICSA The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse CSA Centre said...

Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Agency social workers have been caused stress and anxiety by the government first deciding to scrap existing IR rules and then...

The government must fund better pay and training for adult social care staff to tackle a deepening workforce crisis that is undermining the quality of services That was the warning today from the Care Quality Commission in its annual state...

The Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative ATII combats global human trafficking by promoting corporate social responsibility through increasing awareness facilitating intelligence integration and technology advancement and encouraging strategic data collaboration...

By Chris Sweeney adult social care lead Liquidlogic It's been over a year since the government announced its plan for adult social care reform to end the risk of unpredictable and unlimited care costs By now many people are familiar...